dead [he/him] to Movies & TV • 2 months agoQuentin Tarantino Praises ‘Joker 2’ and Says Joaquin Phoenix Gives ‘One of the Best Performances I’ve Ever Seen in My Life’: It’s a ‘F— You’ to ‘Comic Book Geeks’ and Hollywoodexternal-linkmessage-square44 fedilinkarrow-up1104cross-posted to: tv_film@adultswim.fan
arrow-up1104external-linkQuentin Tarantino Praises ‘Joker 2’ and Says Joaquin Phoenix Gives ‘One of the Best Performances I’ve Ever Seen in My Life’: It’s a ‘F— You’ to ‘Comic Book Geeks’ and Hollywooddead [he/him] to Movies & TV • 2 months agomessage-square44 Commentsfedilinkcross-posted to: tv_film@adultswim.fan
minus-squareCommCat [none/use name]hexbear25·2 months agoI enjoyed Joker, because it was basically Taxi Driver with minimal capeshit lore thrown in. Not sure if I'll bother watching II link
minus-squareFunkyStuff [he/him]hexbear31·2 months agoI hated Joker because it was Taxi Driver with a smidge of "lore" attached and none of the subtlety. You're not making Joker better, you're just making Taxi Driver worse. link
minus-squareHuldra [they/them, it/its]hexbear5·2 months agoPretty sure you would get all the substance from watching Taxi Driver and then The King of Comedy. link
I enjoyed Joker, because it was basically Taxi Driver with minimal capeshit lore thrown in. Not sure if I'll bother watching II
I hated Joker because it was Taxi Driver with a smidge of "lore" attached and none of the subtlety. You're not making Joker better, you're just making Taxi Driver worse.
Pretty sure you would get all the substance from watching Taxi Driver and then The King of Comedy.